Laminated A4 sign produced by the BTM early November 2004, advising potential travellers/visitors that the tramway was not operating due to severe damage to our power system by an electrical storm. Advises that the Depot / Museum is open. Sign was positioned at Depot Junction and secured by four tacks. It was removed by Peter Winspur at the time of the first tram run out on 26/12/2004.trams, tramways, lightning strike, closure, power supply, btm, 30th anniversary

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo Nos. 2 and 17 at the area of Depot Junction, swapping crews. No. 2 showing Eaglehawk and No. 17, Depot. Note differences in the destination blinds or rolls, white on black, or the later form, black on white. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's from the window of another tram."BES 42" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, crews, depot junction, tram 2, tram 17

Yields information about the last day of operations of the SEC Ballarat system and has a strong association with the most senior driver/conductor of the time - Lew Walker.Digital scan of a loaned mounted black and white print of Lew Walker driving tram No. 40 in the depot on Sunday 19/9/1971. Alongside is Lew's Son, Andy Walker. The tram has driven though white paper streamers at the depot. Original print 374H x 295W. Scan of copy negative added 4-5-2020 added as i2.trams, tramways, conductors, closure, ballarat, tram 40

Set of 3 colour prints of the re construction of the Hawthorn Tram Depot to the Watermark Apartments. All taken on 29-4-2002 .1 - view from the west side looking at the original buildings, no front wall to the depot part and the new apartment block. .2 - ditto .3 - Looking at the west end of the new block and car park entrance, no tracks laid.All have details of photograph on rear and photographers name.trams, tramways, watermark apartments, hawthorn depot, construction, tram depot

Pamphlet, letter or notice - photocopy onto an A4 sheet, both sides, titled "An Open Letter to Victor, our DM". Victor appears to be the depot manager at South Melbourne Depot c1992-1996, mentions Alan Brown as the Minister of Transport. Complains about his actions, relations with workers etc. Authors unknown. See Reg Item 602 for an actual ticket and date.trams, tramways, conductors, the met, unions, south melbourne depot, management

Tour notes, printed on colour laser printer paper titled "Hawthorn Depot Centenary Tour Notes - 12 April 2016" - two pages with photographs of trams on the various lines of the HTT, the depot and routes and seven pages photocopy of the "Tramway by the River" stapled in the top left hand corner. Photos feature trams 503, 851, 848, 354, 849 and 520.trams, tramways, htt, arhs, tours, hawthorn, tram 503, tram 851, tram 848, tram 354, tram 849, tram 520

Quarto Sheet Gestener printed notice titled "Australian Electric Traction Association Member's Excursion by Railway Electric Tram - Elwood Depot - St Kilda - Vaulter St - Elwood Tram Depot", advising of the tour on 29 Nov. 1958. Gives times, tram No. 52, and ticket details. Signed by T. R. Collier, Chief Traffic Manager, 24 November 1958.trams, tramways, aeta, vr, tours, special trams, st kilda, elwood depot, tram 51

Instruction - 7 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "Safety Precautions in Workshop" Details driving of tramcars in depot, procedures, in yards, tradesmen and safety procedures, controllers, pitmen, jacking of tram bodies, safety rules, safety equipment, general safety precautions, cleaning of depot. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, pitmen, instructions, procedures

Digital image of 28 MTCo employees in a group photo at Clifton Hill cable tram depot - dated 16 May 1917 - information provided by donor - see document. Depot allocation based on Edwin Mile Public Records Office records of MTCO employees - see Reg Item 2398 for employee records 2398i3 The donor thinks that Edwin is sitting first on the left.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, personnel, clifton hill cable tram depot, employees, conductors, gripmen, uniforms

Series of 4 black and white photographs of the construction of three tracks or roads at East Preston Depot 7/1955. .1 - Mud mining - earthworks with the Stately Shoe and Wall Bros buildings in the view. .2 - showing one track complete with a second underway, .3 - two tracks complete with a third just in the view. .4 - pouring concrete at the depot - bicycle shed?trams, tramways, east preston, construction, trackwork, tram depot, track materials

War Loan Rally & Aircraft Display at Department of Aircraft Production, Fisherman's Bend, Saturday 16 March and Sunday 17 march 1946. Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Superintendent, to Dist Traffic Supt SS, Depot Masters, Port Melbourne & Central. Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Superintendent, to Depot Master, Hanna St."war Loan rally - Fish Bend. Sat 16/3/46 & Sun 17/3/46" written in red pencil across the top. "Special Events" written in red ink across top left corner. "Copies to ..." written in red pencil across the bottom of the page. "Copy to Asst Insps" written in penciltrams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, display

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set, trailer 515 in Queens Parade Clifton Hill outside the depot on 13-10-1940, just prior to closure. The tracks into the depot can be seen in the foreground. Trailer showing the destination of Northcote via Smith St. Note the destination roller (4 sided) on the cable trailer. For a smaller version see htd5228is.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, queens parade, tram 515

Pamphlet - A4 full colour printed on white paper, titled "Case Study Yarra Trams" with sub-title "the day the trams turned green" about the installation of environmental friendly installations at East Preston Depot, solar panels, part of the Green Depot project, May 2005. Published by Energy Conservation Systems. Water saving systems etc. Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, east preston depot

Report - seven A4 sheets, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Malvern Tram Depot - Heritage Listing Information" detailing an updated history of the Malvern Tram depot (5/2014), additional objects - mainly substation equipment. Has updated permit conditions pending approval by the Heritage Council. See also Reg Item 550 and 5318 for associated documents.trams, tramways, substation, malvern depot, rotary converters, heritage victoria, significance, coldblo road, transformer, power supply, electrical engineering, pmtt, mmtb

Digital image of a drawing titled "MMTB Electric Tramway System 1979", giving a detailed layout of the Melbourne tram system in 1979. shows depot, storage depots, workshops and tramway terminus names and route numbers. See htd253i.pdf for a high definition pdf file - this does not open on this system - Two page document. See Reg Item 1765 for a 1971 copy.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, map, routes

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Has photo of tram 26 being moved into the depot using steel channels and rails on their side. Also Bob Davies crane in photo assisting with move. The method of moving 26 was slow and difficult, having derailed it at the depot access road and dragged it up the road and then onto steel channels pushing it into the shed. Information to members for June-July 1972 gives the moving date as 16 June and completed on 17 June. The other trams were not moved until temporary track had been laid between the depot and the kerb in Wendouree Parade, roughly along the same route as the depot access track. The September 1972 issue gives full details of the move and the date. The photo was taken on Sat. 17 June. See Reg Item No. 1858 for Courier Print of the photo. Second copy added 5/11/2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972."June 19 -1972" in top right hand cornerbtps, moving trams

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 13 digital images of early BTPS operations and depot construction, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1974 to 1978c. .1 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young in No. 27 .2 - Richard Gilbert, Peter Bruce, Campbell Duncan, and others at the rear of the depot enjoying a drink. .3 - Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington, Gavin Young and Peter Rees in No. 27 .4 - as for No. 2 .5 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young on depot fan. .6 - Depot extensions, showing 4 and 5 roads, prior to any track laying of the pit track being built. .7 - Graeme Jordan lifting No. 38 on jacks .8 - front of new depot shed prior to any track construction .9 - King points laid into positron and queen points positioned .10 - Looking north inside shed across 4 road prior to any track laying .11 - spare motor and pinions at rear of shed. .12 - No. 26 at the Carlton St terminus, showing Sturt St West. .13 - ditto, looking north west.trams, tramways, btps, depot, carlton st, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 38, tram 26

Photograph - night flash - shows tram 42 crossing the Lydiard St level crossing with a large crowd on board. Tram has the destination of depot. Given the tram number and the crowd, most likely the last tram from Lydiard St North to the depot. Tram 42 was recorded as the last to leave Lydiard St North on 19/9/1971. Not known who took the photograph.Yields information about the last tram to cross the Ballarat Railway level crossing.Black and white photograph on plain paper.tramways, lydiard st north, level crossing, tram 42, last tram

Set of four photographs of Bendigo trams and infrastructure photographed by Peter Duckett, early 1950 1 - Bendigo 19 at North Bendigo terminus - tram has destination of Golden Square 2 - Birney No. 30 leaving the depot for North Bendigo 3 - Depot entrance from Arnold St (now Tramway Ave) across Hargraves St 4- North Bendigo terminus overhead wiringYields information about Bendigo trams early 1950sSet of four black and white photographs by Peter Duckett.Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, bendigo tramways, overhead, double trolley wire, terminals, quarry hill, charing cross, tram 19, tram 30

Photographs show X1 461 when new and men boarding or leaving the tramcar to illustrate the step height. The photos show a driver in position and the MMTB 2B Truck. The tram has the destination of depot. The tram entered service early Sept. 1926. Photographed at Hanna St South Melbourne depot. Note also the Driver's uniform of the day. See item 7401 for an internal photograph.Yields information about the X1 class tramcar when new.Set of tthree Black and White photographsOn the rear has the stamp of G J Fraser of 154 Little Collins Street Melbourne.tramcars, x1 class, tram 461, new tramcars, mmtb, hanna st depot, south melbourne, unifoms, trams

Black and white photograph of Q class No. 197 at South Melbourne depot, probably soon after it's entry into service during Sept. 1923. Has the MMTB name along the rocker panel, and a PMTT-style destination box, showing the destination of Hanna St Depot. This type of destination mechanism would have required a person standing on the bumper bar, to reach up to change the destination.Yields information about the then new Q class trams.Black and white print with photographer's detail on the rear."C J Frazer" photographers stamp.tramways, tramcars, tram 197, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot, q class

BHS Collectionhistoric Bendigo tram track profile 1890 from original Tram depot in Mollison StreetOriginal No. 29 Battery Tram Track, Bendigo Tramways 1890. Dug up from Mollison Street, Bendigo, where the Tram Depot used to be sited. Brass tags note Bendigo Tramways 1890 and Original No. 29 Battery Tram Tracktramways bendigo, tram track profile 1890

This photograph is of a Bendigo Tram about to turn into the Central Deborah Gold Mine depot from High Street. The Sacred Heart Cathedral can be seen in the background.high street bendigo, bendigo trams, tram depot, central deborah mine, sacred heart cathedral, bendigo cathedral - sacred heart

Photograph of Langhorne's Garage, corner of Parsonage Grove and Eaglehawk Rd. The signs above the building are Langhorne's garage, Cycle depot, Texaco and Texaco Motor Oil.organization, business, motor garage, langhorne's garage

Digital image of Trams 671 in "Pipers" colours and Tram 14 parked on the depot fan. Tram 33 is juts visible in the shed. Taken in December 2012trams, tramways, depot, tramcars, btm, tram 671, tram 14, tram 33

Yields information about Ballarat tram scrubber inside the depot.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of the scrubber inside the Ballarat SEC Depot. Taken with the lights off. Late 1950's? trams, tramways, depot, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

Photograph taken from within Wendouree Parade depot, looking towards lake of a single trucker in Wendouree Parade. Sunny day. No other vehicles in photo.'A' in blue inktramways, trams, depot, sec, wendouree parade

Black and White photograph of Bendigo 4 at the depot, with the destination of "Rly Station" Photo presumably taken by Bob Lilburn, before the painting of chevrons during 1960.trams, tramways, bendigo, depot, tram 4